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Potatoes, Choosing Of

There are so many sorts and sizes of potatoes, and tastes differ so much with regard to them, that it is scarcely possible to give a general rule as to choosing them. It is best to buy them with the mould hanging about them, as this shows that they are freshly dug, and this mould should not be removed until they are about to be used. Yellow-looking potatoes are the best, and reddish-coloured ones are better then white. Potatoes are more likely to be good when they are of a moderate size and free from blemish than when they are very large.